This Christmas

 
  
The Story: For the first time in four years, the entire Whitefield family is spending Christmas together.










Happy Holidays!! Christmas movies are the best. Not just because of all the feel good 'tis the season cheer they spread, but because I like watching families that are more dysfunctional than mine.

This Christmas is my all time favorite Christmas movie. The Whitfield family takes the cake on dysfunctional families. You've got a cat fight between sisters , an AWOL marine, cheating spouses, hidden spouses, the return of the prodigal son and the baby boy who no one takes seriously. If they can pull themselves together for the holidays, anyone can.

2 more reasons I love this movie :Loretta Devine is the Whitfield matriarch and she is fantastic. TC also  introduced me to Columbus Short and I love him.

This clip is one of my favorite scenes in the movies. This clip is adequately titled "Baby oil beat down". Pure genius.

The Kill Point

The Story: When a bank robbery goes wrong, the thieves lock down the bank. They will do whatever it takes to keep the cops outside and their hostages inside.

Thank you Spike TV for bringing me this wonderful series. Not simply because it has Donnie Wahlberg in it (LOVE him) but because it is an action junkies dream. Bad ass bad guys,  a hard nose detective who will do whatever it takes to save the day, explosions, gun fire, and double crosses. I also like seeing the robbery from the hostages point of view, because they don't all behave how I would expect.

If you like a good cops and robbers story then I know you will like The Kill Point.

 Here is a link to the trailer on imdb.com . I would post it on here but my computer is hating me.
http://www.imdb.com/rg/s/4/video/screenplay/vi3068526873/


Video of Donnie Talking about the series.

The Watcher

The Story: Burned out after failing to bust a sadistic serial killer in Los Angeles, FBI agent Joel Campbell retires to Chicago. But the killer refuses to leave the lawman alone, and begins furnishing new clues designed to drive him mad. from netflix.com







Before James Spader became the creepy new boss on the Office and before Keanu Reeves started making terrible, awful movies like The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,  came The Watcher.


TW had me at the opening sequence. Keanu is dancing and it's sooo creepy. It's a total warning of the craziness your about to see from him.  I could go on and on about how good he is in this movie, but you just have to see it for yourself. He does deranged serial killer like no one else, amazing!

Balancing Keanu's insanity is and FBI agent, James Spader. They are an excellent pair for this cat and mouse game. Spader is better known for his comedic roles, but this is definitely his best role. He's dark and self-destructive and somehow still a good guy.

If You Liked: Collateral, Along Came a Spider, The Bone Collector, The Zodiac

Death Race

The Story: Ex-pro racer Jensen Ames has just been convicted of murdering his wife, and is being sent to the most vicious prison in the country.  How very convenient for Warden Hennessey to have another driver to compete in her prestigious Death Race

 

This is Jason Statham’s best movie. He looks amazing, kicks major butt, and totally nails this role. Like most of the other movies we like, Death Race’s casting is perfect. Tyrese is a total badass as Machine Gun Joe; and Joan Allen has ice water running through her veins as Warden Hennessey. All good movies hinge on their casting. 

Nevertheless, we love DR for its gut-wrenching, no holds bar action. The things that they blow up and the way they kill people is amazing. The fight scenes alone are more intense than the usual Statham film. Now don’t worry, there is a plot and it will make you want Statham’s character to kill everyone that stands in his way. 

This is by far the best action movie ever.

The Newtown Boys

The Story: Four Texan brothers ignite a crime spree in the 1920s, robbing more than 200 banks across the nation -- without ever killing anyone. In a career highlight, the unexpectedly compassionate team pulls off the largest train robbery in U.S. history. from Netflix.com


The Newton brother's is based on a true story. These boy's were robbing banks a few years before Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd made it a fad.


This is a great movie to watch with dad, or grandpa, or younger boys who are "too old" for cartoons. It's rated PG-13 only because of a bloody shootout (bloody for 1998) and a little bit of language.

The best thing about this movie is that it pulls off both a western and heist film beautifully. Albeit, a bit slowly. So, if your wanting an action packed ride you might be a little disappointed, BUT, nobody blows a safe like the Newton Boys.

Trick R Treat

The Story: In writer-director Michael Dougherty's fright fest, Halloween's usually boisterous traditions turn deadly, and everyone in a small town tries to survive one night in pure hell ... but who will still be alive in the morning? From Netflix

Um. Yeah, so..


We just need you to watch this. Seriously, if you're going to watch a horror film on Halloween, it should be this one. It's freaky. We loved it.

 

Margin Call

Saw this today with the sister. It was great. In a semi depressing kind of way, but totally worth the watch. AMAZING CAST!! If you have a theater near you that plays smaller films check it out!


The Story: A thriller that revolves around the key people at a investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis. from imdb.com

 

30 Days of Night

Since Halloween is getting closer, I thought I'd post this review again because 30 Days is my all time favorite vampire movie!

  (just don't watch the sequel)

The Story: A small Alaskan town goes dark one month out of every year. With daylight gone, a vampire clan moves in to wreck havoc on the town.

I love horror movies, but I’m also a big chicken.  I’m talking bed full of stuffed animals, room half lit with night lights kind of scaredy cat. I blame most of my chicken-ness on my older sisters allowing me to watch Interview with the Vampire when I was young. It freaked me out, and since then so has every other vampire movie that I have ever watched.  Especially 30 Days of Night.

The Vamps in this movie are louder, scarier, and more violent than any other vamps I’ve ever seen.  Not only do these things just look freaky, but the sound they make when they cry will chill you to the bone. 

Another plus for 30 Days, is that there is a descent story here. Not just vamps running around eating people. Just make sure you're not eating when you watch it.

If you liked: Underworld, Trick R Treat, I am Legend, Daybreakers